Introduction - Accidents of daily life have a significant impact on morbidity and mortality. The objective of this article is to describe mortality from AcVC in 2016 in France by sex, age, type of AcVC, traumatic injury, place of death, and region, as well as the main trends by age and type of AcVC since 2012. Method - Causes of death are coded according to the 10th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases using the national database of medical causes of death. Results are expressed as numbers of deaths, crude mortality rates, age- and sex-specific mortality rates, and age-standardized mortality rates. The standardized mortality ratio (SMR) was used for regional comparisons. Results - In 2016, there were 24,211 accidental deaths in France. Accidental deaths are the leading cause of death among children aged 1 to 4. Young children are primarily victims of suffocation and drowning. Overall, accidental deaths occurred mainly among older age groups. Falls account for nearly half of all accidental deaths. The number of accidental deaths increased by 10% between 2012 and 2016. Discussion - Many accidental deaths could be prevented through appropriate preventive measures. A better understanding of the circumstances surrounding fatal accidents would provide greater insight into the events and sequence of events leading to death.